The Power of Lens: Size Does Matter…to the Public.
You cannot impress the general populace with this little lens. It matters not one iota that the lens is great in low-light situations. No, what matters to the public is the size of your lens. Well, thanks to a certain someone - you know who you are, sir - I now possess an impressive lens: 3.3″ x 7.6″ or 84.6mm x 193.6mm.
The Power of Lens: Free Pass at Local Festival.
Me, in jeans and a T-shirt armed with my breathtaking lens. Him, ticket collector at mini-train ride. Our exchange:
- HIM: OH! OH! You can ride for free!
- ME: ….
- HIM: *Shuffling kids out of the way* Can’t you see that this man is a professional? Look at his camera - He obviously meant my magnificent lens.
- ME: Thank you, but I am here to just take a few pictures. *Debating walking away to diffuse entire embarrassing scene*
- HIM* To Little Kids: He must be from a major newspaper. He is here to photograph our festival and show it to the world.
- ME: Ummm, is it okay if I stand here a take a few shots? God, this is really embarrassing.
- HIM: Of course, of course! Hey, you kids! Move out of his way!
- ME: *Snap. Snap. Snap.* Okay, thank you. Okay, I am out of here.
Poor bewildered kids.
Derek, that is hilarious! I can totally see that going down.
OMG. Too hillarious but seemingly more and more true every day. A good friend of mine go into the press area of a political event just becuase of his big lens and camera.
Listen, these days everyone has cameras that are small, point and shoot.
If you have a DSLR and a large lens, you must be serious.
If you’re a pro and carry a point and shoot, you’ll be disregarded - even though I have a pro friend who carries a point and shoot in his shirt pocket because it powers on fast, compared to setting up the body and lens and all that he carries in the camera bag.